The bankruptcy of Reed & Barton marks the end of an era and of a manufacturer that once created sterling silver and silverplate flatware that graced tables in the White House and in the best hotels around the world.

Rhode Island ranked 47th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia in a new analysis of the rates of underemployed residents, including part-time workers who want full-time jobs and discouraged workers who have stopped looking for work.

The Royal Bank of Scotland, majority owner of Providence-based Citizens Financial Group, remains under pressure from regulators on both sides of the ocean to strengthen the Edinburgh-based bank weakened by soured loans made last decade.

For the first time, a majority, 51 percent, of all public school students in the United States were eligible in 2013 for free or reduced price lunches because of their income level. That’s up from 38 percent in 2000.

The continuing crisis in Greece is a case study for government officials, including those newly elected in Rhode Island, about the options that leaders can choose to repair a damaged economy.Simply stated,...

The development of a multi-use terminal at New Bedford’s port — after $113 million in state investments — suffered a blow when Cape Wind lost two electricity contracts after failing to obtain financing...

David Nunes, the real estate developer who tried to bring a casino to Johnston before promoting plans for gambling parlors in Massachusetts, has died, just before the Bay State moves toward licensing a casino in the southeastern part of the state.

The development of a terminal at New Bedford’s port – after $113 million in state investments – suffered a blow when Cape Wind lost two electricity contracts after it failed to obtain financing for its $2.8 billion wind project by a Dec. 31 deadline.